ISPI BABS understands the value and importance of individual privacy. We are strongly committed to protecting the privacy of our members and others who take advantage of our activities and events.. Our website reflects that commitment and we comply with all applicable legislation concerning privacy such as General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

We may make changes to this Policy from time to time and we will inform you if we do. Notification will be through an appropriate medium of communication, such as email, text, written notice, and/or website notice, depending on the contact information that we have for you. You can find the current version of this Policy on our ISPI BABS website. If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact our site Administrator atadmin@ispibabs.org He will be happy to answer any queries you have concerning this policy or the way in which we process or use your personal data.

Please read this Policy carefully. By joining (becoming a member of) ISPI BABS or by registering for any of our activities or events via our website, you are acknowledging that you understand and agree to the terms of this policy, and consent to the manner in which we may collect, use, and disclose your personal information. If you do not agree to the terms of this policy, please do not use our website to join BABS or to register for our activities and events.

What information do we collect?

Personally identifying information

Visitors to our website may voluntarily opt to share their personal data to join ISPI BABS as a member or to register for any of our activities or events throughout the year. This information will be limited to email address and name on our BABS website, though the service providers for our membership and registration functions will request other additional information as required. We do not use cookies except to track the actions of anyone with administrative access to the “back-end” of the website to update and/or edit website content. That is we do not use cookies to monitor or record the actions of visitors to our website.

The personal information that we do maintain is in a secure database separate from our website. Below is the information that we collect, for the purpose of communicating with our members and those who participate in BABS activities and events.

Name

Email Address

How is this data used?

Data is collected for membership, communication, and registration for activities and events.

How do we collect information?

ISPI BABS obtains your personal data directly from you when you provide us with your personal information in the course of joining as a member of BABS, or when you register for an ISPI BABS sponsored or supported activity or event. All personal information obtained from you is handled in accordance with our policies and with GDPR and other applicable legislation.

Cookies

Cookies are unique bits of text that many websites write to your computer the first time you visit. Cookies are stored on your hard drive and may later be accessed by the website to track prior usage.

User Forms/Data Entry

If you opt to share your name and email address, this is done with the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

What do we do with the information?

Communicating with our constituents

ISPI BABS will use your personally identifying information to communicate with you regarding your membership status, as well as, upcoming ISPI BABS and other professional development activities and events. We will not share your personal information with any third party.

Disclosure

We will not sell, lend, or disclose to third parties any information collected from ISPI BABS members or non-members who register for ISPI BABS activities and events.

Other Websites

Our website is linked to a membership and activities/events registration service provider as well as a financial/payment processing provider, which will collect information as required for those transactions. Both service provider site are GDPR compliant and have Privacy Policies that can be accessed through their websites. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of these service providers, but we are confident they are in compliance with all applicable regulations and legislation designed to keep your personal data safe. Please visit the relevant sites to review their privacy policies.

What choices can you make regarding this information?

Your Access to Information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time as well as express any concern you may have about our use of your data by contacting us via email atadmin@ispibabs.org.

Requests to Revise Information, Unsubscribe or Delete

Information

You may request to revise your information (email address), unsubscribe, or delete your information at any time. You can withdraw your consent to use your information at any time, but this will not affect the lawfulness of using your personal data to communicate with you, based on your consent before withdrawal.

How is the Data Protected?

Data security

We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via our websites, your information is protected both online and offline. ISPI BABS never collects sensitive information.

Your contact information (email address) is protected offline. Access to the data base where that information is stored, is limited to three (3) individuals with administrative authority. Our database is stored on and accessed from computers/servers operated by service providers (vendors), who offer a secure environment for data storage and access.

These service providers have in place physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to protect the information stored by them for us. However, as effective as these measures are no security system is impenetrable. We cannot completely guarantee the security of our database, nor can we guarantee that the information you supply will not be intercepted while being transmitted to us over the Internet.

Will we make future changes to our privacy policy?

Notification of changes to privacy policy

We will review our security measures and Privacy Policy on a periodic basis, and we may modify our policies as appropriate. We may also change or update our Privacy Policy if we add new services or features. If any changes are made, we will make appropriate amendments to this policy and post them at our websites. We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy on a regular basis.

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